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24.5% lower in Brainerd, Minnesota
than in Salt Lake City, Utah

Insurance cost

	Salt Lake City, UT	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.1	61.4	100	36.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salt Lake City, UT	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	91.6	100	10.7%
Heart Failure	107.6	98	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	108	86.3	100	20.1%
Pneumonia	105.5	97.4	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salt Lake City, UT	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,678	$21,136	$23,281	10.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,285	$15,751	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,920	$19,105	$22,499	20.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,739	$16,379	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salt Lake City, UT	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.3%	42.3%	3.1%	1,739.1%
2015-2016	15.6%	0.4%	12.5%	97.4%
2016-2017	18.8%	58.5%	57.9%	211.2%
2017-2018	78.0%	-6.6%	19.0%	108.5%
2018-2019	-1.5%	-15.3%	-2.2%	920.0%
Since 2014	146.4%	79.1%	113.3%	46.0%

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